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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1720 - 1778

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Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista piraˈneːzi; -eːsi]; also known as simply Piranesi; 4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Carceri d'invenzione). He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Piranesi is the 191st most popular painter (down from 163rd in 2019), the 710th most popular biography from Italy (down from 570th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Italian Painter.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi was a neoclassical artist who is most famous for his etchings of ancient Roman architecture.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Giovanni Battista Piranesi ranks 191 out of 2,023. Before him are Franz Stuck, Chaim Soutine, Suzanne Valadon, Quentin Matsys, Gerhard Richter, and Angelica Kauffman. After him are Hans von Aachen, Henry Fuseli, Pieter de Hooch, Aristide Maillol, Pietro da Cortona, and Hans Baldung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1720, Giovanni Battista Piranesi ranks 3. Before him are Baron Munchausen, and Hyder Ali. After him are Charles Edward Stuart, Carlo Gozzi, Philip, Duke of Parma, Emperor Sakuramachi, Anna Maria Mozart, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, Charles Bonnet, and Vilna Gaon. Among people deceased in 1778, Giovanni Battista Piranesi ranks 6. Before him are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Carl Linnaeus, Voltaire, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and Laura Bassi. After him are Anna Maria Mozart, James Hargreaves, Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Thomas Arne, and Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Piranesi ranks 710 out of 5,161. Before him are Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), Kurt Schuschnigg (1897), Marozia (890), Libius Severus (420), Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), and Titus Tatius (-800). After him are Publius Quinctilius Varus (-46), Cosima Wagner (1837), Donatella Versace (1955), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Camillus de Lellis (1550), and Nicola Porpora (1686).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Piranesi ranks 51. Before him are Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290), Umberto Boccioni (1882), Benozzo Gozzoli (1420), Fra Bartolomeo (1472), Giulio Romano (1499), and Bernardo Bellotto (1721). After him are Pietro da Cortona (1596), Agostino Carracci (1557), Rosso Fiorentino (1494), Francesco Guardi (1712), Luca Giordano (1634), and Andrea del Castagno (1420).

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